Outside IR35 contract jobs

Description

Key Duties

Professional
- To act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors.
- To be aware of, and work within, the Trust policies, with particular attention to Clinical Governance issues, and to attend the Trusts mandatory training/update sessions.
- To be aware of, and comply with, the Data Protection Act, Caldicott requirements and the Health & Safety at Work Act.
- To participate pro-actively in your professional development reviews, the Trusts Cancer Nurses/AHP Team meetings and departmental Clinical Supervision.
- To continually assess your own educational needs in relation to the clinical nurse specialist role, identifying and utilising appropriate resources.
- To carry out such duties as may be required and are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade, providing and enabling the highest standard of care.

Clinical
- You will be continually available during working hours via your bleep/telephone to patients, carers and medical staff; this can mean you may be interrupted at unpredictable intervals when an immediate need for your intervention occurs.
- To act as a specialist key worker for those with malignant gynaecological disease from diagnosis; acting as patient/carer advocate particularly in context of MDT meetings; assisting patients/carers in making informed decisions by conveying highly complex information regarding current treatment options in an understandable format; thus enabling them to become partners in care.
- To attend and participate in weekly Gynae Oncology multi-disciplinary team meeting and West Midlands Expert Advisory Group meetings.
- To communicate effectively with patients/families/carers over a range of highly sensitive/emotional issues including endorsing bad news; identifying/responding to unpredictable psychological/physical/social needs of this patient group; providing guidance/support/information/education/counselling; initiating referral on to other agencies if appropriate.
- To remain point of contact for patients/carers post-treatment into extended follow-up period/patient initiated follow up whether face-to-face or via telephone assessing/analyzing clinical/disease recurrence concerns taking responsibility for urgent onward referral or appropriate reassurance.
- Provide mainstream genetic counselling for patients with ovarian/fallopian tube/primary peritoneal cancer.
- Provide a mainstream counselling service for Lynch syndrome.
- Promote self-management undertaking risk stratification determining those who can self-manage following education/those who will need guided support/self-manage/those requiring ongoing face-to-face support.
- Provide a telephone Patient Centred Follow up Clinic (PCFU) for low-risk patients that do not require standard follow-up.
-Provide a telephone helpline for PCFU patients experiencing new red flag symptoms.
-To communicate effectively with other Outpatient departments across Trust/the Oncology multi-disciplinary teams/Chemotherapy Service/Cancer Centre/primary healthcare providers/Social Services/local hospices/relevant voluntary agencies ensuring continuity/equity of patient care.
-To offer an individualised service respecting diverse cultural backgrounds identifying spiritual needs of patient/family/carers enabling involvement from appropriate religious/pastoral care professionals.

Leadership
-Lead a small team of Clinical Nurse Specialists/Cancer Pathway Navigator providing specialist nursing advice/support for patients/family/carers helping them negotiate their journey through care.
-He/she will support/develop CNS team providing expertise through training/advice/guidance acting as role model.
-He/she will manage roster/appraisals/job planning/sickness absence/objective setting/personal development plans for team members.
-To demonstrate expert knowledge/high standards clinical practice healthcare professionals both within Trust/external settings
-To take full responsibility own workload/manage caseload efficiently/effectively maintaining flexibility meet demands service requirements
-To identify/maintain supportive networks self/relevant staff/team members
-To be fully aware targets set NHS Cancer Plan/Cancer Reform Strategy/Improving Outcomes Guidance/trust corporate/directorate objectives using available resources meet these targets alongside multi-professional teams
-To develop interface primary care/local cancer units challenging existing boundaries working partnership
-To provide expert nursing advice/influence local Cancer Networks attending relevant specialist nursing groups/Tumour Working Groups
-To take active role local/network/national specialist nursing groups.

Education and Development
-To educate patients/their families at appropriate level regarding their cancer/treatment plan associated side-effects enabling safe self-care receiving outpatient/daycare treatment
-To provide support education/training other healthcare professionals developing skills deliver appropriate specialist care cancer
-To present research/audit/service development projects represent trust formal education forums/conferences
-To contribute development resource teaching packs use by both staff/patients clinical educational settings
-To assess own educational needs/take steps keep updated clinical/nursing developments line Nursing Midwifery Council requirements
-To formulate personal development plan undergo regular appraisals Matron
-Undertake necessary training provide advance skills specialized nursing cancer
-Utilize research findings develop strategies/protocols/guidelines delivery specialized nursing services disseminating relevant information staff
Identify areas specialized practice needing research advising Divisional Clinical Nurse Manager
Undertake possible nursing research study publish outcomes
Inform Advanced Practice/Specialist Nurses Divisional Clinical Nurse Manager implications any ongoing/upcoming studies advising on resource implications
Liaise Clinical Trial Nurses participating being aware trials involving specific protocols/treatment plans.

Strategy & Service
-The role requires developing/set monitoring specialised standards/care planning delivering educational programmes all levels healthcare professionals/group one-on-one settings
Expected help develop implement policies gynae oncology make proposals service improvements identified impacting broadly gynae oncology patient across trust
-Maintain awareness emerging national/regional policy strategy ensuring service develops line West Midlands Cancer Alliance strategy
-Collaborate gynae/onco colleagues SaTH tertiary centres deliver best practices NICE national guidance
Develop new practices/policies required ensure best practices delivered
Ensure efficient operation minimizing waste while maintaining compassionate high-quality services
Develop/deliver short medium long-term plans aligning above objectives
Collaborate Cancer Services/site teams meet trust values/objectives promoting culture evidence-based practice critical appraisal skills multidisciplinary forum analyzing current research/practice implications applying when suitable
Participate clinical audit/research promote excellent care.

Clinical Governance Quality Audit
-Facilitate high-quality specialist services regular audits monitoring standards against national guidelines maintaining customer satisfaction quality initiatives agreed by trust
Utilize information systems aid regular audits clinical roles collaborating other specialists formulating revising policies regularly reviewing changes implemented
Work accordance procedures policies trust contributing National QST (Cancer Peer Review) process key member multidisciplinary teams